Science
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Microplastics may be risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Add one more likely culprit to the long list of known cardiovascular risk factors including red meat, butter, smoking and…
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San Francisco will start prosecuting drug dealers for murder
SAN FRANCISCO — County by county in California, as fentanyl overdoses escalate, local prosecutors are turning to a novel legal strategy…
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Inside a NASA-JPL engineer’s mission to Jupiter
Think of meticulously handcrafted objects, and certain things come immediately to mind: fine art, exotic cars, luxury timepieces. But Pasadena…
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California plan to confront doctors’ bias comes under legal attack
Los Angeles anesthesiologist Dr. Marilyn Singleton was outraged about a California requirement that every continuing medical education course include training…
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A bioethicist explores the moral questions of Alabama’s IVF ruling
Is a frozen embryo a child? The Alabama Supreme Court says yes. In ruling this month that three couples who…
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Why California schools shouldn’t be limited to phonics
A child’s individual differences, skills and experience matter a lot in the learning process, and learning to read is no…
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How to see April’s total solar eclipse in the U.S.
Paul Maley has spent much of his life chasing solar eclipses. He has witnessed 83 solar eclipses from 1960 to…
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The plan to diagnose Alzheimer’s in people with no memory problems
In a darkened Amsterdam conference hall this summer, a panel of industry and academic scientists took the stage to announce…
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An essential medical device is failing people of color
Roots Community Health Center was slammed in 2020, with lines for its COVID-19 testing stations stretching around the block and…
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Column: Seeking the fountain of youth? Don’t drown in hype
Given the long list of major catastrophes in the world — melting polar ice, raging wars, the disappearance of early-bird…
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